Multi-million fund aims to tackle disability employment gap

A Government challenge fund has been launched to help tackle the disability employment gap.

The £4.2million fund, run by Rocket Science, has been launched to support people with mental health or musculoskeletal conditions to stay in work. It forms part of the Government’s strategy to encourage 1 million more disabled people get and stay in work by 2027.

Launched by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton, and the Minister for Mental Health and Inequalities, Jackie Doyle-Price, the fund, is aimed at testing new ways to help disabled people remain employed.

Newton comments: “We know there is a gap between disabled people who want to work and those who have the opportunity to do so. With 78% of people acquiring their disability or health condition during their adult life..."